Pop Up & Offsite Cooking Event

Bring everyone together in our chef-led pop up Otao kitchen cooking classes to your venue. The perfect fun and inclusive activity to suit your team or audience.

Pop-up cooking events bring people together. Your cooking event will be a true bonding experience for your audience. Our pop-up cooking events are hands-on, inspiring, interactive that will help your corporate team or community better communicate, delegate tasks, see tangible results from their efforts and simply have fun together. Our professional chefs help your colleagues or members work together in a cohesive, positive and efficient way to create a delicious meal together. Not only will your team or community members learn cooking skills they can use in their own kitchens at home, they will learn how to effectively communicate and work together. These are important skills that will easily translate from our kitchens to your office or social setting. 

People from all cultures, ages, interests and cooking abilities gather in our kitchens to share the universal experience of cooking, learning and of course, eating! Our expert chefs for team building or group cooking activity is unique in that our highly skilled and experienced chefs are trained to be engaging and inspiring teachers and leaders in the kitchen. They will help your team or group break down barriers that may exist in the workplace or social setting as they participate in this fun, playful team bonding event. The results could be the recipe for your organisation’s success. Pre-determine your groups to make sure certain people work together or let the bonds build organically. Each event’s topics and objectives are customised to meet your goals, schedule and budget. 

A TRIP TO JAPAN

Be your own sushi master! With a little practice and our chef’s helpful hints, you will learn how easy it really is to make sushi in your own kitchen. Take your sushi skills to the next level and discover new techniques, ingredients and preparations. In the class you’ll be learning on how to select and properly cut sushi for creating intricate maki rolls, hand rolls and nigiri. Plating techniques and methods will also be covered.

The Menu

• Sushi with salmon & avocado
• Miso soup

Requirements

• Food we bring: rice, seafood, toppings
• Equipment we bring: rice cooker, induction cook top
• Venue need to have hand washing, prep sink and power points
• We cater for no seafood, vegan, gluten-free, dairy free.

A TRIP TO VIETNAM 

Spend an afternoon or evening preparing a scrumptious Vietnamese street food based on fresh produce, fresh seasonings, fine meats and seafood. To make your meal complete, your Chef is happy to give you tips and tricks for your next trip to Vietnam.

The Menu

• Vietnamese spring rolls
• Bun Cha BBQ Pork & Noodle

Requirements

• Food we bring: noodle, meat and seafood, herbs and toppings
• Equipment we bring: pot, induction cook top, small BBQ charcoal or gas
• Venue need to have hand washing, prep sink, power points and be open air for BBQ set up and deep fry spring rolls
• We cater for no seafood, vegan, gluten free with rice paper for the spring rolls, dairy free.

A TRIP TO THAILAND

Come explore the exotic and fresh flavours of Thailand! We’ll teach you how to balance the quintessential flavours of Southeast Asia sweet, sour, salty and spicy- so you can confidently prepare the vibrant and exciting flavours of Thai cuisine. This menu just happens to be gluten free! 

The Menu

• Thai papaya salad
• Green Chicken Curry& Rice

Requirements

• Food we bring: rice, meat and seafood, herbs and toppings
• Equipment we bring: pot, induction cook tops or gas cook tops
• Venue need to have hand washing, prep sink and power points
• We cater for no seafood, vegan, gluten free, dairy free.

A TRIP TO CHINA

Gather around our table and ready to be in the dumpling party, hand-crafted dumpling and wonton while experiencing China’s diverse culinary regions. This hand made dumpling class includes a lot of dumplings and wonton, so come hungry plus a container to take yours home too.

The Menu

• Dumpling 
• Wonton

Requirements

• Food we bring: flour, dumpling wrapper, meat and seafood, herbs and toppings
• Equipment we bring: roller pins, pot, steamers, induction cook tops or gas cook tops
• Venue need to have hand washing, prep sink and power points
• We cater for no seafood, vegan, gluten free (handmade dough), dairy free.

A TRIP TO ITALY

Become a pizza chef for a day. Let an expert pizza chef help you to understand how to knead, roll out and garnish your pizza, using local and fine products and bake it in a 450 degree oven. Discover the secrets behind a good pizza, using only fresh products, such as peeled tomatoes, buffalo mozzarella, fresh basil and DOP olive oil. Then, take a seat to enjoy a good beer or a glass of wine. 

The Menu

• Hand made pizzas
• Fresh pasta or Gnocchi and Neapolitan sauce  

Requirements

• Food we bring: pre made dough, flour, toppings
• Equipment we bring: pizza oven, gas bottle, tray, pepper plates...
• Your wenue need to have have hand washing, prep sink and be open air for the pizza oven
• We cater for no seafood, vegan. Not suitable for gluten free. 

HIGHLIGHTS

• The ultimate organic way of building the relationship and connecting to people from 10-150 people
• Hands-on cooking experience with your own chef or chefs with fundamentals of fresh ingredients and flavours
• Prepare a range of quick, healthy and authentic around the world recipes with cooking tips, tricks, and techniques
• Refreshment drinks throughout the class with many dishes to try with complimentary 2 glasses of wine and beer - extra can be accommodated -no BYO.  
• We will get you exclusive use of our venue or partner and sometime we can cater for both indoor and outdoor function spaces available depending on your budget.

ON THE DAY

• We begin with a complimentary refresher while guests are arriving. Next, we prep for 1 hour. Then we together cook all the dishes. Finally, you and your guests can enjoy new flavours, exotic ingredients, cooking, drinking, eating and sharing your creations around a large table. 
• We handle all the arrangements so you and your guests can enjoy the bonding time together. Beyond a one-stop activity spot, we really pride ourselves on the fact that our cooking experiences truly bring people together in a unique way, smelling, feeling, slicing, dicing, rolling and panfrying. 
• We are not an ordinary cooking class, there is no recipes or slide show or lecturing, we are a playful arena where you and your guests can build connections, make great memories and as well healthy and freshly made foods.
• Ask us for pre and post cooking class venue or complimentary experience 

HOW WE RUN THE MENUS?

• We will set up different cooking stations with a chef on hand in each station. Each customer will cook, eat, share and clean up on one station then move to the next station. They will eat as they go and have time to bond or catch up while the chef reset for the next round. 
• Each station will have a total of one hour: 30 minutes to cook, 15 minutes to eat and 15 minutes to clean up. The station will hold up 8-12 people. The more people the more dishes/stations you can select. 
• You can select 2-3 hour class with included the chef, food and 2-3 complimentary drinks.

REVIEWS
Jackie Mates • May 2021

Much better than expected. No elements were pre-made so we learnt how to do every step using stuff we prob already have at home. The teacher was friendly and welcoming and the venue I felt was the perfect size and setting. They were generous with ingredients for those wanting to try different things. Would recommend.